In a maelstrom of evil, can a new magistrate, samurai Mochizuki Koheita, with a reputation like an alley cat, bring order to the town of Horisoto, or is he, too a corrupt villain looking to gain wealth from the oppressed people? From the pen of famed samurai author Yamamoto Shugoro, this exciting tale turns the tables on the standard samurai story with a unique lead character previously portrayed in Ichikawa Kon’s “Dora Heita.”

Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors ar...

Historical fiction about the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, on 6 August 1945, ...

The true story of Charlotte Salomon, a young German-Jewish painter who comes of age in Berlin on the...

Fewer samurai films are being made, and the Uzumasa studio has fallen on hard times. One day, vetera...

After failing his university entrance exam, Yuki Hirano sets his eyes on the role of a forestry trai...

Drama set in the historical Warring States Era of Japan. Tokaido name Imagawa Yoshimoto personally l...

Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie s...

Sen no Rikyu (Ebizo Ichikawa) is the son of a fish shop owner. Sen no Rikyu then studies tea and eve...

Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice gam...

Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physical...

A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs pr...

Akira, Takeshi, Yasu, and Shun are a gang of four close friends, all of whom were core members of th...

Marc Schrader, a rookie cop caught red-handed with drugs in a police raid of an illegal rave, joins ...

Summoned by his dying father, Miyagi returns to his homeland of Okinawa, with Daniel, after a 40-yea...
The legendary tale of the forty-seven samurai and their mission to avenge the death of their master.

The legendary tale of the forty-seven samurai who seek vengeance against the man who caused their ma...

Brash, loudmouthed and opportunistic, Kikujiro is the unlikely companion for Masao who is determined...

As a result of illness and unemployment, Yamaoka Tatewaki, a "Hatamoto" (or direct vassal of the Sho...

After going through a series of tragic events in his life, martial arts master Huo Yuanjia returns t...

After finding out that her husband, Rudi, has a fatal illness, Trudi Angermeier arranges a trip to B...